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- Dictionarynay/neɪ/
adverb
- 1. or rather (used to emphasize a more appropriate word than one just used): "permission to build the superstore will take months, nay years"
- 2. no: archaic, dialect British "nay, I must not think thus"
noun
- 1. a negative answer: "the cabinet sits to give the final yea or nay to policies"
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The meaning of NAY is —used to correct what has just been said by replacing a word with one that is more accurate or appropriate. How to use nay in a sentence.
NAY definition: 1. used to introduce a second and more extreme phrase in a sentence when the first phrase was not…. Learn more.
You use nay in front of a stronger word or phrase which you feel is more correct than the one you have just used and helps to emphasize the point you are making. [ formal , emphasis ] He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable, nay, unique performance.
Nay definition: and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed. See examples of NAY used in a sentence.
Definition of nay adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
A nay is a "no" or "negative" vote. If you vote nay during your club's vote, you are voting against the proposal. If your teacher holds a vote on whether to have a pizza party instead of a geometry quiz, it's unlikely anyone will vote nay.
